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Florida, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at St. Petersburg, Florida, 1926-1941
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St. Petersburg,Pinellas,Florida,
United States
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Record Description
Record Type Passenger lists
Record Group RG 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Collection years 1926-1941
Microfilm Publication M1959. Florida, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at St. Petersburg, Florida, 1926-1941. 3 rolls.
Arrangement Chronological order by date of arrival
National Archives Identifier 4335265
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What is in This Collection?

Ship Passenger lists of the Port of St. Petersburg provided to ther Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization Service. The passenger lists are part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and are from National Archive Microfilm Publication M1959 Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at St. Petersburg, Florida, December 1926-March 1941. The majority of the the ship departures were from Havana, Cuba.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Passenger's Name
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Marital Status
  • Occupation
  • Last residence
  • Port of arrival
  • Final destination in the United States

Collection Content

Sample Images

  • 1937 Passenger List

    1937 Passenger List

Inventory

Film DGS Roll Collection
103435707 1 Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at St. Petersburg, Florida, December 1926 - March 1941

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